The vast majority of those interested in programming these days try to go into game building
I don't think that's the case. Everywhere I've worked there's been a demand for programmers and a dearth of qualified applicants. The typical explanation I hear is that non-game industry jobs pay better. Though for my (very casual) observation that's only true at the entry level.
Instead of focusing on all the tech details that other folks get wrong, think of all the economic dogma and confused legal interpretations that otherwise intelligent people allow themselves to parrot.
The FPS genre isn't really renown for gameplay innovation. Superlative execution counts for a lot, as Halo has shown. This game looks to have polish in spades.
I think that's a little naive. A lot of money has been invested in hydrogen power, and not much to show for it. Not to mention any technology that involves the mass deprecation of existing internal combustion engines is not likely to be cheap to roll out, or popular in most quarters (not just Big Oil). Why would you expect that they would invest in something outside their expertise anyway? We (the people) really have to take the initiative and mandate research with funding.
That's why things like bio-diesel really have the largest ability to help us on the tail end of peak oil. It's suitable as a drop-in replacement in a lot of environment (for diesel engines), and can be mixed with petrodiesel in colder environments where the viscosity is insufficient. People might want to check out http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/ or http://www.theoildrum.com/ for more in-depth discussion.
How about fixing some bugs, or shrinking that memory footprint. Then you can be immortalized in the code *and* you don't have to be a nuisance to your friends.
Unfortunately, the Earth's current carrying capacity is proportional to our energy consumption. This "shortfall" will be borne by the poor, either in death or dramatically lower quality of life.
Uh, 65 is incorrect. I think we all remember Star Trek VI where Chancellor Gorkon mentions that Shakespeare was originally written in Klingon. I can't believe they let this one through.
In the places where the downtown is pretty accessible, like L.A., they just locate in other hellish commute areas (ie, the westside). Big corporations hate their employees.
I just REALLY don't understand the whole "have to have it NOW" mentality
Most of the fun of anything is talking about it with your friends, playing with friends, ie the social aspect. So it's more fun if you're all experiencing something at the same time.
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The vast majority of those interested in programming these days try to go into game building
I don't think that's the case. Everywhere I've worked there's been a demand for programmers and a dearth of qualified applicants. The typical explanation I hear is that non-game industry jobs pay better. Though for my (very casual) observation that's only true at the entry level.
Instead of focusing on all the tech details that other folks get wrong, think of all the economic dogma and confused legal interpretations that otherwise intelligent people allow themselves to parrot.
Seven? No way. The DS + Nintendogs has been a huge boon to potty training!
It's even less useful on technology. You've got folks here on slashdot suggesting Linux as a desktop replacement for Windows if you can believe it.
s/FPS/Shooter/
The FPS genre isn't really renown for gameplay innovation. Superlative execution counts for a lot, as Halo has shown. This game looks to have polish in spades.
I think that's a little naive. A lot of money has been invested in hydrogen power, and not much to show for it. Not to mention any technology that involves the mass deprecation of existing internal combustion engines is not likely to be cheap to roll out, or popular in most quarters (not just Big Oil). Why would you expect that they would invest in something outside their expertise anyway? We (the people) really have to take the initiative and mandate research with funding.
That's why things like bio-diesel really have the largest ability to help us on the tail end of peak oil. It's suitable as a drop-in replacement in a lot of environment (for diesel engines), and can be mixed with petrodiesel in colder environments where the viscosity is insufficient. People might want to check out http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/ or http://www.theoildrum.com/ for more in-depth discussion.
How about fixing some bugs, or shrinking that memory footprint. Then you can be immortalized in the code *and* you don't have to be a nuisance to your friends.
Yeah, at least half are probably gold farmers in the PRC.
(I kid! I kid!)
You'd be hard pressed to call World of Warcrack junkies "casual."
Unfortunately, the Earth's current carrying capacity is proportional to our energy consumption. This "shortfall" will be borne by the poor, either in death or dramatically lower quality of life.
The good news: global warming will be solved within 50 years!
The bad news: it will coincide with the deindustrialization of our civilization due to the lack of fossil fuels.
Finally, a solution for our post-peak oil problems! Now, all we need to do is make a solar powered spaceship and pack a really long siphoning hose...
Good luck watching your indie movies with no oil. Actually, maybe it's a mixed blessing.
It certainly looks like it will have austerity going for.
I think the dudes at Columbine had a the same idea.
Uh, 65 is incorrect. I think we all remember Star Trek VI where Chancellor Gorkon mentions that Shakespeare was originally written in Klingon. I can't believe they let this one through.
That's some pretty tortured revisionism. I guess conservatives really do own "Political Correctness."
As opposed to the 10 (binary) to run Linux on the desktop?
In the places where the downtown is pretty accessible, like L.A., they just locate in other hellish commute areas (ie, the westside). Big corporations hate their employees.
That's a pretty bold statement. I guess it's time for you to get eNGAGEd.
Well that explains the glacial progress of enlightenment. Why don't you optimize the idle loop, the system spends a lot more time there.
I just REALLY don't understand the whole "have to have it NOW" mentality
Most of the fun of anything is talking about it with your friends, playing with friends, ie the social aspect. So it's more fun if you're all experiencing something at the same time.
xterm? Loser. 80x25.